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The Developing Mind
by Daniel J. Siegel
Siegel's academic foundation: how relationships and the brain shape each other across development. Dense, authoritative, the source of his popular books.
Read it if…
you are a clinician or serious reader.
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Skip it if…
you want the parenting version; see The Whole-Brain Child.
Try instead: Mom & Me & Mom →
Three things you will actually use
- Mind is relational and embodied.
- Integration is health.
- Attachment shapes the brain.
Do this first
Read the chapter on integration.
Our verdict
Siegel's foundation.
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